fashion

the first thought that came to me when i got out from fashion was mr. bhandarkar always make sure his films have ironical endings...he's done that in all his previous films and i appreciate that about him. it needs a lot of courage as a film maker to come up with such endings in a world which is filled with cliched predictable ones.

i am not saying 'fashion' itself was a surprise or unpredictable...it had too many cliches, a predictable storyline and an ending which didn't surprise you. almost all films have endings where the protagonist triumphs, but the difference here was that there was a lot of sorrow in her triumph, a lot of angst...which probably itself is the triumph of mr. bhandarkar.

'fashion' to me is one of those films that could have been have a masterpiece...its main problem is its length. the second half drags and the camera spends too much time focussing on moments where there isn't any need to.

mr. bhandarkar has always been a director who has been proud of his realistic themes...and this one is no different; what stands out from the rest of his work though is the fact that there is higher production value and he has tried to make it look sophisticated. perhaps, this attempt wasn't his best...he could have done with a finer touchers and les gimmicks.

priyanka chopra delivers one of her finest performances, one which she will probably remembered for. her forte comes out in the scene where she realises having lost herself in a world of drugs, money and alcohol. my only complain against her is that she looked a little too old to play a struggling model who makes it to the top. kangana ranaut does justive to her melodramatic and eccentric role...a part which she has come to perfect having played it so many times, perhaps it's time she stops being repetitive. mughda godse is very well cast in the character of a b-model who never makes it to the top...her inexperience shows in a couple of scenes but i honeslty did'nt expect much from a model who is making her debut.

the story is predictable...the struggle, the rise, the fall and the comeback. it's been seen many times...but the touch of director like bhandarkar adds substance to it and makes it, well, un-boring. the potrayal of so many gay men (which is a reality in the fashion industry) is done very well, with every character having different shades and different mannerisms. sanjay suri stands out in a very mature performance which, i hope, will get him some good roles.

in all fashion is a serious film with high emotional quotient, great performances, a good music score and a long reel.

rating - 3.5/5